Age-Friendly Chemung County

The Chemung County Department of Aging and Long Term Care will host a forum called Home Care Options: Making Sense of It All from 5-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19 at First United Methodist Church, 1034 W. Broad St. There will be a panel discussion with aging professionals, facilitated by Deanna Prest, Caregiver Coordinator with the New York State Office for the Aging. More than 20 local organizations will be on hand with information about their long-term care services and supports. Next week's forum is free and open to the public, and will be beneficial to consumers, caregivers, family and friends, health care workers and home care workers. Attendees are asked to register by Friday by calling 737-5520.

AIM will offer a free workshop for people with disabilities beginning in February. It is open to the community. AIM was recently awarded a grant from RTC:Rural ...to offer the Healthy Community Living program, which consists of two workshops, Community Living Skills and Living Well in the Community. The first workshop, Community Living Skills, will begin the first week in February and will be held once a week on Thursdays for 10 weeks. Classes will be held from 1:30-4 p.m. on Feb. 7, Feb. 14, Feb. 21, Feb. 28, March 7, March 14, March 21, March 28, April 4 and April 11. Topics will include disability identity, peer support, self-advocacy, self-care, housing, technology skills, budgeting and finance, healthy relationships, transportation and time management. There will be facilitated discussions, fun activities, information videos and useful information. Gift cards will be awarded to participants. Participants must be 18 or older. The instructors will be Erin Morseman, AIM’s director of independent living programs, and Ileya Heins, AIM’s transition specialist. For more information or to register, contact Heins at [email protected] or (607) 962-8225, ext. 115. The second workshop, Living Well in the Community, will follow in spring/summer 2019. It will focus on health and well-being. For more information about the Healthy Community Living program, click here: http://bit.ly/2UHawOb

If you are a caregiver your responsibilities may cause you to feel worried, stressed, guilty or concerned about how to handle current and future caregiving need...s. At the Chemung County Department of Aging, we have a broad range of information, services, and assistance to help you and your loved ones. Please call and ask to speak to one our trained and professional staff. See more

We got a tour of the new Maple Avenue Apartments in Elmira today, an affordable housing complex for seniors and people with intellectual and developmental disab...ilities. Contractors are still putting on some finishing touches and there's still some landscaping to be done, but they look great and residents are expected to begin moving in soon. The developer is CDS Housing of the Rochester area, and AIM is a local partner. Ten of the apartments will be reserved for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, and AIM will provide support services on site. Those interested in applying for these units should contact AIM's Amber Mulhollen at (607) 962-8225, ext. 113. Wheelchair-accessible units are available. The other 40 apartments are for seniors age 55 and up, with rent adjusted for income. To apply for those units, contact Landsman Real Estate, the property manager, at (585) 427-7570.

Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits will increase 2.8 percent in 2019. https://www.ssa.gov/cola/